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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1899
Page
6
A tense Regency tale unfolds as Master Humphrey tutors Lady Gertrude while political danger looms. The lovers exchange whispered vows before guards arrive, a dramatic escape plan, and a reluctant defiance that ends with an uneasy, fateful consent to romance amid mounting peril.
Mrs. Samuel Swartwood of Wilke Barre Pennsylvania is mother to twenty five children with twenty living and a newborn. She recalls hours and days of births from 1872 to 1899 and notes her husband, an engineer, earns about seventy dollars monthly while the household brings in about two dollars weekly. All children attend schooling locally and the family resists the idea of change, cherishing their large home life amid limited means.
The piece recounts election night activity with prominent locals tracking results. It notes crowds at Democratic headquarters, key figures like County Chairman Vosburg and Editor Lanett, and the general slow vote in several districts with Republicans leading but Democratic support evident in certain wards.
A westbound Lackawanna passenger train wreck occurred at Hopatcong a mile below Port Morris at 11:90 o clock. Authorities could not determine damages or accident details in this city. A Kansas widow in Butler County managed a farm for ten years and received 2000. The reprinted moral shows what a woman can do when not handicapped with a husband.
Only about a third of Lackawan county’s 45 000 registered voters cast ballots as mines ran full shifts keeping workers home. In Hyde Park Providence and rural districts turnout was especially weak while Central City wards reported very dull conditions. County leaders blamed lack of campaign enthusiasm and work hours as key factors.
The article notes cloves as Zanzibar’s key export, with harvest season from September to March and post-season arrivals. It cites 1899 as above average though below peak years, discusses drought relief, and highlights labor shortages after slave import bans and 1897 freed-slave decrees, affecting yield and quality. It details efforts to move to wage labor, settlement on shambas, and challenges in picking and drying that impact sample quality.
A naval lieutenant governs a Guam district for six months as a new American colony celebrates Independence Day. Officials, natives, and traders join a festive parade with decor, gun salutes, and a grand dance, amid Franco Spanish tensions and treasury intrigues. The tale blends humor and colonial diplomacy from San Tul Sapra.
The passage appears to be a garbled excerpt from a courtroom or narrative, mentioning a judge and discussions about population limits and novotity limits. It references responses about what the city’s population would be under different constraints and features names that seem mistranscribed.
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